Life
Finding Fulfillment
Finding fulfillment isn’t about discovering the perfect formula; it’s about knowing how and when to adjust the dials.
Courage
Death really gets in the way of living
The only thing better than seeing a local stand-up comedy show about grief and death is when your partner takes you to see it on Valentine’s Day. Yes, that was the date she took me on last Friday. The comedy was better than I expected. But I’m not here to Read more…
Decisions
Create an action plan because intention has a half-life
You always need an action plan because intention and inspiration have a half-life. An intention means nothing if you don’t follow through on it. An action plan is how you follow through. On Sunday, I helped the attendees at the San Francisco Writers Conference create their action plan after four Read more…
Life
Unconventional or uninformed?
I was called unconventional recently, but it raised some self-doubt I had to overcome. Thoughts on authority and individuality.
Courage
New mistakes are the key to lifelong learning
Learning from your mistakes isn’t so you stop messing up. It’s so you can go out and have fun making new mistakes.
Burnout
Keep your hands on your self-care steering wheel
Do you keep your hands on your self-care steering wheel? Or do you grab the wheel only when things get overwhelming? Imagine you’re on a long road. When the road is curvy, you need to steer through the curves. When the road is straight, there’s a lot less steering to Read more…
Life
Embracing “Left Undone” as a status
I love to have things left undone at the end of each day. That’s how I know I didn’t dream too small. Here’s how I manage my to-do lists.
Burnout
Three simple tools of resilience
Three simple tools of resilience can help you have confidence, clarity, and calm in a crisis. Do these today to make tomorrow easier.
Courage
Stop planning and execute already
Stop planning and take action. If you’re stuck in a planning loop, here are four questions that can help you break free.
Courage
Create your lifeline to the future
We all need a lifeline to the future, a future story, to help us get through the problems that seem insurmountable today.